A round-up of the best shows on view now

South Afrian artist Tracey Rose's searing performances raise tough questions around history and race

What early 20th Century painters omitted from their representation of South Africa

Is technology geographically neutral?

56th Venice Biennale, various venues, Italy

Design, architecture and optimism in postcolonial Africa

Why are there so few biographies of African artists?

The role of the village in perceptions of Africa

Last year 1.2 billion photos were uploaded and shared every day. By May this year, when Mary Meeker, a former Wall Street analyst turned internet sage, released her annual internet report, the number of daily image uploads and shares was already at 1.8 billion. What is the role of the solitary image now? How does one engage a zeitgeist defined by superabundance and ceaseless accumulation, rather than singularity and pause? What to do: retreat or dive headfirst into the maelstrom? I did a bit of both.

The films of Abderrahmane Sissako

How to Write about Africa

Africa’s first mega-museum to open in Cape Town

Walking with Teju Cole

Sean O’Toole is a regular frieze columnist, and co-editor of CityScapes, a critical journal for urban enquiry. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

A performative tour of libraries in Nairobi

Biography and timeliness in the work of Moshekwa Langa

The 55th Venice Biennale

Artists respond to migration in Africa

The rise and fall of biennials in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal and South Africa